Replacingthethermalsensor
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethethermalsensor.
Toreplacethethermalsensor,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylay
itdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
3.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage41.
4.Locatethethermalsensor.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage13.
5.Notetheroutingofthethermalsensorcableandthendisconnectthethermalsensorcablefromthe
systemboard.
6.Removethescrews1thatsecuretheVESAmountbracketandthenlifttheVESAmountbracket
offthechassis.
Note:Thelocationofthescrews1thatsecuretheVESAmountbrackett othechassisisdifferent
betweenmodelswiththe20-inchdisplayandmodelswiththe23-inchdisplay.
Figure34.RemovingtheVESAmountbracket
7.PressoneofthethermalsensorclipsinwardtodisengagethethermalsensorfromtheVESAmount
bracket.
Note:Thelocationofthethermalsensorinyourcomputermightbeslightlydifferentfromtheillustration.
Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware57